The Husband stalked to the passenger side of the car and stopped in horror.

TH: “WTF!”

Onlookers now recording this on YouTube.

Me: “What?”

TH: “Where are the panels on the side of my car?”

Me: “We’ve been through this. They fell off before you left. We had a conversation about it and you said you knew.”

TH: “It wasn’t this bad. Not a bloody gaping hole in the side of the car!”

Me: “Get in the goddamn car or go back to the airport buddy.”

The homecoming wasn’t too great either.

The chocolate bar he had hidden in plain sight to test our resolve remained in situ.

However, at some point the fan in the refrigerator had stopped working, the rain had turned our porch into a swamp and the washing machine was spewing suds forth all over the floor.

I tried to be patient. I did.

I get jet lag and that after two weeks in 5 star luxury, peace and quiet etc. that a home with three kids on half term is like diving from heaven straight into the depths of hell.

On the flip side, I’ve been a single parent for 2 weeks solid with no domestic worker and a new job, so my stress levels are approaching red line emergency status.

The Husband left yesterday morning for a week in some African country.

I can’t keep track if this one is at war, recovering from war or under the threat of Islamic terrorism. In case of the latter I made sure The Husband had memorized the name of the Prophet’s mother – Amina.

As for the new job…

Well, I had a great view, but lost my window seat this morning in some strange and meaningless desk shuffle that involved all of us wandering around holding our Apple Mac’s and looking lost until we found our new desks.

So far, the work has been fun, the people are great, despite the fact that a disproportionately large number of employees are currently off on a mental health sabbatical or have scrawled goodbye letters in permanent markers on their office doors.

I have my towel. I will not panic.

If all else fails I will drown myself in the large pool of plastic bouncy balls.

I thought this post was particularly well-timed for me as I had a minor accident (in my car) on Thursday, which my hubby freaked out about all the same. I can’t even imagine being a single parent, even on the short term. I know I don’t have the patience for it, so bravo for holding the fort down at home (minus a few mechanical issues) and starting a new job.

Awww I am glad your husband’s car didn’t look like the picture you posted! Glad no one was hurt. Sounds like an eventful couple of weeks and the fact that you are handling it alone makes you a superhero in my opinion!